Department of

Educational Policy & Leadership

Welcome

The Department of Educational Policy & Leadership is dedicated to enhancing the understanding and practice of educational leadership and policy at all levels of the education system, cradle-to-career. We advance this mission through our programs of teaching, research, and engagement with practitioners and scholars in the field. We offer doctoral, master’s and advanced graduate certificates in higher education leadership, educational policy, and school leadership. All programs adopt a global perspective, focusing on how international systems and policies support academic excellence.

EPL News

EPL would like to congratulate John E. Jablonski for successfully defending his doctoral dissertation on December 7, 2018 entitled: "Local Quality of Life in the Decades After the Establishment of Community Colleges".

Dr. Aaron Benavot served as the General Repporteur of the Technical Segment of the GEM, at the third Global Education Meeting held in Brussels December 3-5 to review progress towards the global education goal (SDG4) and commitments in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to “identify strategic priority areas requiring political guidance and effective interventions.”
More: https://en.unesco.org/themes/education/globaleducationmeeting2018

Spring '19 New Course Offering-EAPS 687

EAPS 687 - Networked Communities: Building A Culture of Practice Improvement is a new online course with synchronous Zoom sessions that will be offered Wednesdays, 5:30pm-7:00pm.

Instructors: Chancellor Emeritus Dr. Nancy Zimpher and Teaching Fellow David Epstein will lead this new educational adventure, designed with imput from such improvement science specialists as Dr. Hal Lawson, Dr. Kristen Wilcox and Dean Jason Lane. More info

EPL would like to congratulate Dr. Lawrence T. Waite on the recent completion of his Doctoral Degree. November 28th Lawrence successfully defending his Doctoral Dissertation entitled: "The Promotion of Teacher Agency in New York State's Teacher Evaluation Policies: A Critical Discourse Analysis".

Leadership Competencies Are Important for Both Student and Professional Development, Dr. Michael Elliott shares

Dr. Michael Elliott, Director of International Student and Scholar Services, and a Lecturer in Educational Policy and Leadership, published "Preparing Graduates for Global Leadership Responsibilities" in GLOBALSynergies magazine on page 17.